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The document contains a tutorial sheet on Statics II focusing on virtual work principles applied to various structures, including rhombuses, hexagons, and ladders. It presents multiple problems involving forces, tensions, and angles, requiring proofs and calculations based on the principles of statics. Each problem is designed to illustrate the application of virtual work in mechanical systems and equilibrium conditions.

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The document contains a tutorial sheet on Statics II focusing on virtual work principles applied to various structures, including rhombuses, hexagons, and ladders. It presents multiple problems involving forces, tensions, and angles, requiring proofs and calculations based on the principles of statics. Each problem is designed to illustrate the application of virtual work in mechanical systems and equilibrium conditions.

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Tutorial Sheet: Statics II-Virtual Work

1. Five weightless rods of equal lengths are joined together so as to form a rhombus ABCD
with one diagonal BD. If a weight W be attached to C and the system be suspended from
A, show that there is a thrust in BD equal to 𝑊𝑊/√3.

2. Four rods of equal weight w form a rhombus ABCD, with smooth hinges at the joints.
This frame is suspended by the point A, and a weight W is attached to C. A stiffening rod
of negligible weight joins the middle points of AB and AD, keeping these inclined at 𝛼𝛼 to
AC. Show that the thrust in this stiffening rod is (2𝑊𝑊 + 4𝑤𝑤) tan 𝛼𝛼.

3. Four equal uniform rods, each of weight W, are joined to form rhombus ABCD, which is
placed in a vertical plane with AC vertical and A resting on a horizontal plane. The
rhombus is kept in the position in which ∠𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 𝜃𝜃 by a light string joining B and D. Find
the tension of the string.

4. A string of length a forms the shorter diagonal of a rhombus formed of four uniform rods,
each of length b and weight W, which are hinged together. If one of the rods be supported
2𝑊𝑊�2𝑏𝑏2 −𝑎𝑎2 �
in a horizontal position. Prove that the tension of the string is .
𝑏𝑏√4𝑏𝑏2 −𝑎𝑎2

5. A regular hexagon ABCDEF consists of six equal rods which are each of weight W and
are freely joined together. The two opposite angles C and F are connected by a string,
which is horizontal, AB being in contact with horizontal plane. A weight W’ is placed at
3𝑊𝑊+𝑊𝑊 ′
the middle point of DE. Show that the tension of the string is .
√3

6. A step ladder has a pair of legs which are joined by a hinge at the top, and are connected
by a cord attached at one-third of the distance from the lower end of the rod. If the weight
of each leg be 𝑊𝑊1 and acts at their middle points and if a man of weight of W is two-third
the way up the ladder, show by the principle of virtual work, that the tension in the cord
1 3
is �𝑊𝑊 + 𝑊𝑊1 � tan 𝛼𝛼 , 𝛼𝛼 being the inclination of the each leg to the vertical.
2 2

7. A solid hemisphere is supported by a string, fixed to a point on its rim and to a point on
a smooth vertical wall with which the curved surface of the hemisphere is in contact. If
θ and φ are the inclinations of the string and the plane base of the hemisphere to the
3
vertical, prove that tan 𝜑𝜑 = + tan 𝜃𝜃.
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By Avinash Singh, Ex IES, B.Tech IIT Roorkee 1|Page


8. A uniform beam of length of 2a, rests in equilibrium against a smooth vertical wall and
upon a smooth peg at a distance b from the wall. Show that in the position of equilibrium
1
𝑏𝑏 3
the beam is inclined to the wall at an angle sin−1 � � .
𝑎𝑎

9. A heavy uniform rod of length 2a, rests with its end in contact with two smooth inclined
planes, of inclination 𝛼𝛼 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝛽𝛽 to the horizon. If 𝜃𝜃 be the inclination of the rod to the
1
horizon, prove that by principle of virtual work, that tan 𝜃𝜃 = (cot 𝛼𝛼 − cot 𝛽𝛽).
2

10. Two equal rods, AB and AC, each of length 2b , are freely joined at A and rest on a smooth
vertical circle of radius a. Show that if 2𝜃𝜃 be the angle between them, then 𝑏𝑏 sin3 𝜃𝜃 =
𝑎𝑎 cos 𝜃𝜃.

11. A heavy elastic string, whose natural length is 2πa is placed round a smooth cone whose
axis is vertical and whose semi vertical angle is 𝛼𝛼. If W be the weight and λ the modulus
of elasticity of the string, prove that it will be in equilibrium when in the form of circle
𝑊𝑊
whose radius is 𝑎𝑎(1 + cot 𝛼𝛼).
2𝜆𝜆𝜆𝜆

12. A smooth parabolic wire is fixed with its axis vertical and vertex downwards, and in it is
placed a uniform rod of length 2l with its ends resting on the wire. Show that, for
equilibrium, the rod is either horizontal, or makes with the horizontal an angle 𝜃𝜃 given
2𝑎𝑎
by cos2 𝜃𝜃 = , 4a being the latus rectum of the parabola.
𝑙𝑙



By Avinash Singh, Ex IES, B.Tech IIT Roorkee 2|Page

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